Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-29

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Polish The lathe work is in pale red
and the lettering plain.
WaIkinsvilIe had a big sensation
Wednesday morning about daylight.
The early risers saw floating over the
town in the direction of the sunrise a
large balloon at considerable elevation.
Among those who witnessed the strange
sight was sheriff overly. Smoke seemed
to be pouring from the aerial vessel,
but whether any one was on board or
not they could not tell. The history
OF this mysterious craft is yelled in
mystery.
A meeting Of all the Methodist pastors
in the Rome district, and prominent
laymen. Will be held In the
First Methodist Church in Rome on
Thursday, Feb. 3, to discuss the ques-
tion of the finances Of the church Saort
papers will be read and brief addresses
made on the scTiptural view of giving,
on the best modes OF raising money for
church purposes, and how to read and in
terest the religious people in the subject
OF beneVolence.
OcOnee county Superior Court is in ses-
sion this week, judge Hutchins presid
ing. The principal case is that OF the
state VS.. j. Whitehead, tor the murder OF
w. b. Hardeman, some two years ago.
At the last spring term Of court White
head WAS convicted and sentenced 10 be
hanged, but through his attorney he Sc
cured a new trial. The trial Is now IN
progress, and viii probably terminate to-
daY 1t is thought that the verdict of The
jury Will he manslaughter.
Postmaster Watt, Of Columbus. re-
Ceiyed "A letter Wednesday from the Third
Assistant Postmaster General saying
that Inspector BoOth had made report
mn n thut va p DO
TEN be granted Columbus. The Third
Assistant Postmaster General requests
Postmaster Wait 40 notify him OF the act
as soon as the name Of the streets are
posted, and hewill inaugurate the ser nee
at once. The work OF posting the names
of the streets will begin in few days.
A deed Of assignment was hled in the
office of the clerk of the Superior Court
at Louisville Thursday in which George
Il. Palmer, OF Barlow, makes an assign
ment tor the benefit OF his creditors, and
makes w. ii. Ii. Stewart the assignee.
The liabilities foot up $4,000, and the as
sets, consisting of notes. accounts and
merchandise aggregate between $1,000
and $4,000. A few creditors nvlnI in
Augusta, savannah, Macon and Barlow,
and whose claims amount to 81 300, are
to be paid first.
A tramp dropped in the police Office at
the city hall at Macon late Wednesday
night and asked for lodging. While
warming up he took a pencil from his
pocket and upon scrap Of paper drew
in few minutes as dainty bit Of and
sCape as one would care to see. 1t bore
unmistaka5ie evidence of master hand,
and the whole police force are now won
derng why man VINO can draw such
pretty pictures should be tramping over
the country begging from pillar to post in
all this cold weather.
On the plantation of W. P. Russell, in
Talbot valley, SUNDAY afternoon, occurred
an ARRAY in which |. w. Waldrup was
seriously stabbed in the side by John
Flournoy. Waldrup is tenant on Mr..
Russelfs place, and FlOurnoy Il tenant of
f. 0. Holmes. The difficulty occurred
about young brother OF Waldrup's who
had hired to Flournoy and left nis employ,
owing TO a Misunderstanding. TIE fight
occurred at Waldrup's house. He was
stabbed once in the side ana was thought
to be seriously wounded.
Some time ago q cOuntryman was
locked up by the police at Macon, and
during his stay at the barracks broke one
of the chairs, He replaced 1t with one
out of his wagon, and that char is re-
spected above all others at the barracks.
1t is supposed to be over 100 years old.
Fully two inches have been worn of the
legs, making the chair very low one.
1t also shows that it has been used by
children as kind of sled, and there is no
telling now many generations of children
used it for such purpose.
John Phillips, a sen of Adam Phillips,
was severely wounded by the accidental
discharge of his pistol at Hawktnsvile
on Monday afternoon last. He WAS
assisting Willie Willis OF Hawkinsville
in slaughtering some beeves, and be
decided to shoot one of the steers with
his pistol. In taking the pistol from his
pocket it fired, sending a ball In the lower
portion of his abdomen and lod ging in the
aroin. Dr. Way and DR.. Jordan
dressed the wound but were unable to
extract the ball. The wound, though
serious, is not considered fatal.
Even before his term begins Congress-
man Carlton is oeseged with petitions
tor new post offices and postal route
changes. CapN Carlton declines TO inter-
lere with any OF these matters until after
March 4, when Mr. Reese's time
is out. After that time be VIII go to
work in earnest. and if his people don't
have their wants supplied 1t won't be his
fault. Cap Carlton is having prepared
and will printfn pamphlet form the name
of every whitetax payer in the Eighth
NlSbA Nv ~ ~ ~ ~ AAASp any tut III us
pensing what fHFQis be has to bestow.
On last Saturday while citizen OF Har-
lem was FORMULATING over the streets
and thOroughtares of Harlem near the
depot, he came in contact with package
that was securely tied. Fearing to open
the package on the streets he repaired 20
w. Il. Hatcher's store, and informed him
IA to the package. On the outside it was
said to contain 5000. Dir. Hatcher said
he presumed it would be no harm 10 unite
il and look at its contents. The string
was soon adjusted, and after unrOllng
about two yards OF blank paper. the great
treasure was found, which was nothing
but the blank paper.
A. j. Peterson, q. w. Appleby and +.
A. Rpsser, OF jamestown, n. Y, repre-
senting party Of Northern capitalists,
were in HawkInsyille this week on a tour
for the purpose OF inspecting lumber
lands in Wilcox and D0Oly counties. Tney
selected a large tract situated in the
Eleventh and Twelfth districts Of DOolv
and Wilcox respectively, expressing
themselves as delighted with both the
lands and excellent timber upon them.
inaccessiblily IS the only objection
raised, but IL Is probable that some means
vii! be devised by which tAls can be-
overcome ana the trade closed al an early
date.
Two Young men, vii liam ana James
Dent, OF Coffee county. who were charged
with taking GOODS from Seward Lotrs
gturp. in Irwin county were sapt ga A.